Monday, March 31, 2014

{Blog Tour: Review + Giveaway} Captivate Me - By S.J. Pierce

“My mom had always
told me – when you meet “the one”, you’ll know; they’ll captivate your
heart the moment you lay eyes on them. I had always wondered, though, if
my mom’s words of wisdom were finite – if they applied to everyone.
Maybe those who had found their one great love were the lucky few, and
maybe the rest of us would have to settle for less than
earth-shattering.”Seventeen-year-old Kat Walsh is a Gifted –
a human with paranormal abilities. With her mom a former Angel and her
dad a dream prophet, it’s always been in her genetic make-up to be
extraordinary. Unfortunately for her, the world can’t handle the strange
or unusual. So when she slips up and uses her powers at her high school
in Ireland, the entire student body treats her like a freak – even the
ones she thought were her closest friends.

Broken, but hopeful
for a fresh start, she allows her parents to enroll her in a boarding
school buried deep within the forests of a small Colorado town. At
Midland Pines, School for the Gifted, she feels as though she can
finally be herself; she makes new friends and even has the attention of
the most popular guy in school – Levi. Everything feels normal again… or
does it?

Not long after her arrival, weird dreams of an alluring
boy whom she’s never met surface during the night, and the eerie,
shadowy trees encircling their school seem to call to her. As these
disturbing, yet enticing developments intensify, other bizarre
occurrences happen – students and staff turn up missing, and mystery
visitors leave gifts while she sleeps. With all of these other things
vying for her attention, a desperate Levi has to fight even harder to
keep her interest. But with the dreams of the attractive boy slowly
captivating her heart, Kat has to make a choice – will she settle for
‘great’ Levi, or will she search for her elusive dream visitor, possibly
stumbling across ‘amazing?’

Mysterious....always go with mysterious!

Where do I begin?? How about with how extremely awesome this book was! I loved Kat, loved that she was from Ireland, loved that she was different, and LOVED how far she came as a character in this book.

In the beginning there were some similarities to other books that I've read regarding teens who are "different" going to a special school off in the middle of nowhere, but that's where the similarities ended with Captivate Me. Kat's back history between her parents really gave the whole story that feel like it could go in a completely different direction at any time! Then with Levi & MM (Mysterious Man) yes there was that YA emotional struggle of who Kat should be with, but I always say going with mystery is never a bad idea.

The progression of this book was perfect! There was never a dull moment, though I never felt like there was any type of filler just being through into a scene to make it longer. With all the side plots and twists I can honestly say this book ended in the perfect way. No massive cliffhanger, no throwing the book at the wall because it made me mad, and no screaming WHYYYYYYYY, it all just came together.

I can't wait to read book #2, because there will be a book number 2.......(I'm saying this in my threatening deep voice) Now go out and grab this bad boy while it's on sale!

4 comments:

"going to a special school off in the middle of nowhere" This may be a common premise but I love these kinds of stories and it seems like this one ends up being original in its genre, too! I will have to give it a try! :)